The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future
From ancient visions of the cosmos to humanity’s hopes for an extraterrestrial future, this sweeping history explores how our understanding of space has evolved. Roger D. Launius offers a wide-ranging narrative of space exploration, placing its scientific, technological, and imaginative dimensions within a larger human story.
About This Book
The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration presents a broad account of humanity’s efforts to understand and explore space.
Beginning in the ancient world, the book follows changing ideas about the cosmos and the development of space exploration over time.
Roger D. Launius connects the history of space exploration with its continuing influence on science, technology, and human imagination.
The book concludes by looking toward an extraterrestrial future and the possibilities that may lie beyond Earth.
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